Finland's West Coast
OK, so it's a hole in the ground. But it's a deep one (23m), caused by millions of years of glacial erosion. You can descend a metal staircase into the cavity, but beware of the devil that lives inside. Alternatively, climb to the top of the rickety 21m-high observation tower and view it from above.
Pirunpesä is 52km south of Seinäjoki. Take Rd 19 to the Jalasjärvi exit, then head southeast for 16km. There's no public transport.
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Alvar Aalto’s crowning achievement, Lakeuden Risti Church, is recognisable by its oddly secular steeple–clock tower (built with funds from a voluntary…
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With its distinctive fan-shaped tail, Alvar Aalto's Public Library is a stunner. Inside, the grid windows cast spectacular decorative light and shadows on…
26.86 MILES
Although Alvar Aalto designed the town theatre in 1968, its construction was not completed until the 1980s (under the supervision of his wife and partner,…
26.91 MILES
The glittering blue-tiled wave-like crest of the town hall incorporates architect Alvar Aalto's 'signature' (aalto is Finnish for wave).
Suojeluskunta & Lotta Svärd Museo
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Designed by Alvar Aalto, this historic house was built in the 1920s for the use of the civil guard and the Lotta Svärd organisation (a voluntary women's…
26.86 MILES
Although Alvar Aalto designed the town theatre in 1968, its construction was not completed until the 1980s (under the supervision of his wife and partner,…
26.87 MILES
With its distinctive fan-shaped tail, Alvar Aalto's Public Library is a stunner. Inside, the grid windows cast spectacular decorative light and shadows on…
26.91 MILES
Alvar Aalto’s crowning achievement, Lakeuden Risti Church, is recognisable by its oddly secular steeple–clock tower (built with funds from a voluntary…
26.91 MILES
The glittering blue-tiled wave-like crest of the town hall incorporates architect Alvar Aalto's 'signature' (aalto is Finnish for wave).
5. Suojeluskunta & Lotta Svärd Museo
27.08 MILES
Designed by Alvar Aalto, this historic house was built in the 1920s for the use of the civil guard and the Lotta Svärd organisation (a voluntary women's…